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FRENCH VERB

renouveler

to renew

  • Irregular -er verb
  • Past participle: renouvelé
  • Present participle: renouvelant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I renew
  2. tu you renew
  3. il, elle, on he/she renews
  4. nous we renew
  5. vous you renew
  6. ils, elles they renew

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I renewed
  2. tu you renewed
  3. il, elle, on he/she renewed
  4. nous we renewed
  5. vous you renewed
  6. ils, elles they renewed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to renew
  2. tu you used to renew
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to renew
  4. nous we used to renew
  5. vous you used to renew
  6. ils, elles they used to renew

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will renew
  2. tu you will renew
  3. il, elle, on he/she will renew
  4. nous we will renew
  5. vous you will renew
  6. ils, elles they will renew

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would renew
  2. tu you would renew
  3. il, elle, on he/she would renew
  4. nous we would renew
  5. vous you would renew
  6. ils, elles they would renew

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I renew
  2. tu (that) you renew
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she renew
  4. nous (that) we renew
  5. vous (that) you renew
  6. ils, elles (that) they renew

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu renew!
  2. nous renew! (let’s)
  3. vous renew! (plural, or formal)

How to use renouveler

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je renouvelle mon passeport avant l'été.

    I'm renewing my passport before the summer.

  2. Past

    On a renouvelé le bail pour trois ans.

    We renewed the lease for three years.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on renouvelait la carte tous les ans.

    We used to renew the card every year.

  4. Future

    Je renouvellerai mon abonnement s'ils gardent ce prix.

    I'll renew my subscription if they keep this price.

  5. Conditional

    L'école renouvellerait le contrat avec plaisir.

    The school would gladly renew the contract.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu renouvelles ta carte de bibliothèque.

    You need to renew your library card.

  7. Imperative

    Renouvelez votre mot de passe tous les six mois.

    Renew your password every six months.

Good to know

  • Renouveler un passeport, un contrat, un abonnement; se renouveler is to come up with something new.

Where you hear renouveler

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Advanced Level 1

  • On renouvelle les contrats en juin. We renew the contracts in June.
  • Mon contrat a été renouvelé. My contract was renewed.
  • Il sera renouvelé si les inscriptions restent les mêmes. It will be renewed if enrolments stay the same.
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A Teacher's Contract

Advanced Level 1 · Il sera renouvelé. · Il sera renouvelé si les inscriptions restent les mêmes.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.